Sammy Davis Jr Biopic in the Works at MGM From Producer Lena Waithe
Also Read: Ruairi O'Connor to Star in Buddy Holly Biopic 'Clear Lake' From Director Bruce BeresfordThe Sammy Davis Jr. biopic reunites Waithe with MGM’s Pam Abdy, who most recently collaborated with Waithe on “Queen and Slim.”Waithe and Rajani will produce for Hillman Grad, which produced “The 40-Year Old Version, and Lebedev and Vaisman will produce for Sight Unseen, which financed this year’s “Bad Education” and “Bad Hair.”“I am thrilled to know my father’s life, both private and public, will be brought to the big screen with this team of storytellers.